Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-05
INDEPENDENCE-DAY.
QUIET BUT GENERAL OBSERVANCE IN
RICHMOND.
The Great Barbecue at the State Pair
Grounds-Parade Of the Colored
Military and Fishermen.

Tie common remark yesterday was thl
not for twenty-five years bad edmond
people more generally observed the Fourth
Of July. Business was brought TO stand
still. Cary and Fourteenth streets hal o
Sunday look. Main street was flirly.wel
crowded with people; but they were most.
ly cycursionists, and so II was with Broad
street. Only the confecti0ncries, cigar
sieDds, and saloons were open, and II did
not appear that their attendants were kept
very busy. All public offices and banks
were Of course closely shut, and the trains
from the city bore 70 the country thousands
Of people who were seeking rest, coolness,
and quiet.
There was quite a ripple of excitement
on the streets when the Galilean Fisher
! men and colOred military paraded. but
they soon shook the dust Of the city from
their feet and proceeded to the Faif-
Grounds.
The heat was in accordance with the
well-established usages Of the day until
about O'Clock, when the clouds mustered
up and light shower fell. Thence onward
10 night the weather was tYpicai OF humln
life sunshine aud cloud alternating.
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tie the dust, but was ample TO un-
settle the calculations OF the .plc-nickers; I;
and many Of these who went fOrth in the
morning in eladness and good clothes came
| hack quieter and wettrr men and women.
Nevertheless, all things considered. 1t was
an ENJOYABLE day. albeit free from reading
Of the Declaration, orators, and ceTemO-
nious ObseTvanccs.
The expectation was that the great pub
| lie would turn out as one nan about T..
N. and witness the parade incident TO the
reception Of the Lynn veterans, hut the
train was so much delayed that demoustra-
| tion was someN hat cuItailed Of It's proper
tiOrs.
Despite the hIgh winds and occasional
rain there were large plumbers OF people
On the principal thOrOughfaTes last night,
and there was a liberal display OF fireworks
in some localities, while ell over the citY
the oxuberant 6recracker in the hands sf
The irTepressible boy could be heard. This
is Fouitb.oi.July feature wEIch has only
come in vogue in Richmond OF late years.
CALILEEAN FISHERMEN.
Withthe Galieean Fishermen Il was blg
day, and not a a few OF their country cou-
sins came into town 10 participate in the
festivities Of the occasion. At an early
hour Gali'eCan's Temple, on west Broad
street near Jelerson, presented a busy ap.
pcaiancc, ana until the parade began there
was 40 immnsc crowd thereabouts, and
tie lars and luuch.cOuntcrs i'm the neigh.
holhood for the time did a thriving busi.
rcss. The same can be said Of The locality
Of lie colorcd aTmory, where the soldier
boys were getting them, elves in readiness
ior Tie parade.
TIE PROCESSION.
II was some time past 10 O'Clock when
ihc line was formed in the following order:
ard-Nar.Lai Royal Racks and his aid> >-
eight members OF the Gai'oean Fishermcn's
Associstiou: Johnson's band; the coorcd
battalion. Major }. b. johnson in com
mand The companies IN the battalion, IN
tie order IN which they mIrcncd, were {:
Attucls Guards, Captain scott; Kearny
Guards. Captain Nicholas; state Quarts,
Coptain Il. a. Paul; Union Gulrds, Of
Manchester, Captain William Bailey.
THE FISHERS.
Next came the Fishermen, resident and
visi,ng. on foot, and the committees and
ofliccTs in carriages. There were seve-
raj hundred persons i'm line, and their ap-
pcarance and movement reflected credit on
our colored citizens. A smallsiZe beef was
in the line. but not the one slam at the
FAIRGROUNDS.
THR ROUTE.
The rcute fatau ~ thc prUccs'ion was
n follows: From The Temple down Broad
street to Monroe, down Monroe to Frank.
lin, down Franklin 10 Fifth, thence T.
Main, down Main 10 Ninth. up Ninth TO
Broad. up Broad 10 Second, along Second
TO Baker, out Baker to 81. james, thence 10
Leigh, up Leigh 10 Brook avenue, thence
20 Broad and TO the Fair.GrOunIs. All
along the line Of march, especially In the
African district OF JIckson Ward, large
crowds Of colored persons greeted the
passing procession with applause and
CbeCls.
AT TIE FAIR. GROUNDS.
The procession reached the Fair-Grounds
soon after noon. Here the day was spent
in sort OF dO.as.y Ou-please style. a large
OK. which was exhibited on tie streets
Saturday afternoon, said to weigh 209
ROUNDS. was roasted whole and all nbO
applied for piece was given II. There
we're numerous games, addresses by several
cOloIed orators, including an Grafton on
Peace" by the right worthy rational
grand ruler, Thomas |. Han, Of Baltimore,
who was master OF cercmonlc-, aud gcE.
eral picnic, only interfered with by
the 0rcnchng rain IN the afternoon.
Letters were read from Governor Lee aud
others who had been invited to be present
giving Their excuses for absence. AT a
hate hour in the afternoon the asssciauon
and visitors as well returned tO the clty,
many of them not as dry as when they len
the Temple in the msrning. At night
there was a general display OF fireworks
about the Temple.
THE PASSOVER.
The OK was "done" At 5 O'Clock and wss
immediately served. This was the most
novel, and, to most Of those present, the
most interesting part OF the days pro-
gmmme. The meat was advertised to be
consocrltod by Rev. Thsmas II. Shorts, Of
Hamplon, right worthy grand high priest Of
the G. q. Cncsml ment OF The order.
TIE ORDER.
The order Of Gailtm Fishermen, whIch
is purely beneficial its members, burie, us
dead, takes care OF the sick. and leads
money to those in ITS ASSOCIATION. Ii was or.
eanizCd In 1856, when they had no place ot
meeting. since then the growth has been
wonderful. At present there are 324 lodge.
I'm the United States with membership
of $4,000. In Virginia there are 200
lodges and 10000 members. National
Grand Officers: Thomas I. Hall, Il. W. n.
G.. Ruler, Baltimore, Md; Royal Racks,
II. W. n. &. A. Ruler, Richmond, Va; +.
j. Simms, X. ". n. Il. Lecturer, Rich.
mond, Va; Columbus Gordon. X. w. n.
G.. :. Baltimore, Nd; Henry Hu,chesOn, X.
W. n. q. H., Washington, d. c.